| Factors | |||||
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Items of Brief COPE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
14. I've been trying to come up with a strategy about what to do | 0.70 | −0.06 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
12. I've been trying to see it in a different light, to make it seem more positive | 0.68 | 0.10 | 0.13 | −0.12 | −0.01 | 0.24 |
25. I've been thinking hard about what steps to take | 0.66 | 0.04 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
2. I've been concentrating my efforts on doing something about the situation I'm in | 0.66 | −0.02 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.10 |
7. I've been taking action to try to make the situation better | 0.65 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.10 |
17. I've been looking for something good in what is happening | 0.60 | −0.10 | 0.23 | −0.01 | 0.27 | 0.04 |
24. I've been learning to live with it | 0.53 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.21 |
20. I've been accepting the reality of the fact that it has happened | 0.42 | 0.29 | 0.03 | −0.37 | 0.39 | −0.22 |
11. I've been using alcohol or other drugs to help me get through it | −0.09 | 0.88 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
4. I've been using alcohol or other drugs to make myself feel better | −0.01 | 0.68 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.01 | −0.02 |
16. I've been giving up the attempt to cope | 0.11 | 0.55 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
21. I've been expressing my negative feelings | 0.15 | 0.50 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.33 |
6. I've been giving up trying to deal with it | 0.09 | 0.40 | −0.00 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.35 |
10. I’ve been getting help and advice from other people | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.77 | 0.08 | 0.06 | −0.12 |
23. I’ve been trying to get advice or help from other people about what to do | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.76 | −0.05 | 0.23 | −0.01 |
15. I've been getting comfort and understanding from someone | 0.12 | −0.01 | 0.67 | −0.05 | 0.08 | 0.32 |
5. I've been getting emotional support from others | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.64 | 0.09 | −0.05 | 0.31 |
9. I've been saying things to let my unpleasant feelings escape | 0.38 | 0.26 | 0.54 | 0.22 | 0.10 | −0.03 |
3. I've been saying to myself "this isn't real." | 0.11 | 0.11 | −0.09 | 0.72 | 0.02 | 0.18 |
8. I've been refusing to believe that it has happened | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.71 | −0.04 | 0.04 |
26. I’ve been blaming myself for things that happened | 0.03 | .12 | 0.11 | 0.68 | 0.41 | −0.07 |
13. I’ve been criticizing myself | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.13 | 0.61 | 0.36 | −0.06 |
22. I've been trying to find comfort in my religion or spiritual beliefs | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.78 | 0.19 |
27. I've been praying or meditating | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.38 | 0.66 | 0.22 |
19. I've been doing something to think about it less, such as going to movies, watching TV, reading, daydreaming, sleeping, or shopping | 0.21 | −0.06 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.67 |
28. I've been making fun of the situation | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.48 |
18. I've been making jokes about it | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.22 | −0.12 | 0.29 | 0.46 |
1. I've been turning to work or other activities to take my mind off things | 0.45 | 0.17 | −0.04 | 0.23 | −0.01 | 0.45 |
Cronbach’s alpha | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.61 |
Item-subscale correlation coefficients | 0.31 − 0.58 | 0.42 − 0.66 | 0.48 − 0.64 | 0.54 − 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.31 − 0.46 |
Variance explained | 13.07 % | 9.81 % | 9.75 % | 9.28 % | 7.01 % | 6.61 % |